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It is crazy to think that we went from UIs with black backgrounds and orange/green/white letters, to white backgrounds with black letters, and now back to black
by kwanbix 5y ago
It is crazy to think that we went from UIs with black backgrounds and orange/green/white letters, to white backgrounds with black letters, and now back to black backgrounds with whiteish letters.
- Hublium 5y agoEarly CRTs had a rather low refresh rate, so having only as little of the screen light up as needed makes sense to make the flicker less noticable. Then came 70+ Hz CRTs and LCDs… Maybe somebody else can explain why the dark backgrounds are popular again nowadays – I can't.
- DougN7 5y agoSome people say the dark background gives them less eye strain. I prefer light backgrounds but to each his own.